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Caring for Country: First Knowledges for younger readers

By Bruce Pascoe and William Leonard Gammage
Series: First Knowledges
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What do you need to know to prosper as a people for 65,000 years or more? Join writer and farmer Bruce Pascoe and historian Bill Gammage as they generously share their knowledge about the amazing way that First Nations people cared for Australia and how closely... Read More
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Caring for Country: First Knowledges for younger readers

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What do you need to know to prosper as a people for 65,000 years or more?

Join writer and farmer Bruce Pascoe and historian Bill Gammage as they generously share their knowledge about the amazing way that First Nations people cared for Australia and how closely humans have been connected with nature for tens of thousands of years.

From the careful use of fire to sustainable hunting and farming, there is so much we can learn to make sure we have a beautiful country today and for the future.

The First Knowledges series for younger readers celebrates the wisdom and ingenuity of the First Peoples of this land. From baking the world's first bread to expertly managing Country so that everything had a chance to flourish, these books provide children with the building blocks to better understand our history and look to the future with fresh eyes.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760763572

Publisher: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd

Illustration: 96 Illustrations

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 158.0mm

Height: 213.0mm

Weight: 336g

Pages: 148

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Bruce Pascoe Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Science & Nature Series: First Knowledges William Leonard Gammage

About the Author

Bruce Pascoe is a Bunurong, Yuin and Tasmanian Aboriginal writer of literary fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays and children's literature. He is the enterprise professor in Indigenous Agriculture at the University of Melbourne. He is best known for his work Dark Emu: Aboriginal Australia and the Birth of Agriculture (Magabala Books 2014)

Bill Gammage is a historian at the Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University. His books include The Broken Years: Australian Soldiers in the Great War and three prize-winning titles - Narrandera Shire, The Sky Travellers: Journeys in New Guinea 1938-1939 and The Biggest Estate on Earth: How Aborigines Made Australia.

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